Priests of the Kilmore Diocese have told The Irish Catholic they feel left in the dark after being told by the diocesan administrator that they should not speak about Bishop Martin Hayes’ leave of absence. The bishop wrote to the clergy in early December saying that he was taking a number of weeks leave on…
A “very real demographic winter” stands behind the Pope’s recent controversial comments on pets, prominent economist Ray Kinsella has said. The Pope provoked an outraged reaction last week when he criticised the replacement of children with dogs and cats in many couples’ lives. “The other day, I was talking about the demographic winter that we…
I don’t know whether Kate Hoey intended to be offensive when she claimed – in effect – that Nationalists/Catholics were now hogging too many of the jobs and influential positions in Northern Ireland, but that was how some people interpreted it, and offence was taken. It can be analysed as a significant social commentary on…
The View Daniel and Amy McArthur are a young couple who run a bakery in Belfast. The couple are Christians and they make clear, on the bakery’s website, that their faith is part of the business mission, stating: “Our name comes from the Bible. Asher was a tribe of Israel who had many skilled bakers and created bread…
Bishop Wilybard Lagho of Malindi continued to call for calm in the Kenyan coastal region of Lamu, but said land disputes were behind the latest attacks, which have left at least seven people dead. The bishop told Catholic News Service there is credible evidence that the attacks are being perpetrated by local gangs with an…
Staff reporter Dublin’s Filipino community continues to celebrate devotion to Santo Niño de Cebú this week in St Joseph’s Church on Berkeley Road in Dublin. The devotion revolves around an image of the Christ Child widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. The image itself is the oldest Christian artifact in the Philippines, originally a…
Sayed Wardak, 32, spent five years as a translator for the US Army in Afghanistan. In 2016, after nearly a year of hiding from the Taliban and in fear for his life, Mr Wardak and his wife, Sairah, immigrated to the United States. Knowing first-hand the perils of life in Afghanistan, and the challenges of…
Debates around keeping schools open during Covid should focus on “the activity of education”, said a diocesan Catholic schools’ representative. Given the difficulty in teacher supply, “the structured plan to actually deliver education” must be considered, said Alan Hynes of St Senan’s Education Office, which assists schools in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly and…
Kansas State University footballer Landry Weber recently turned heads when he announced that he’ll be going “pro” in a different direction: he’s planning on entering the seminary and being ordained a priest following his college days. “‘He’ll be entering the priesthood when his college career is finished’ said announcer Tom Hart on Kansas State wide…
Deliberately setting out to lead a life that will have few demands placed on you is selfish, writes David Quinn Pope Francis has landed himself in hot water after suggesting that some people might selfishly prefer pets to children. He was speaking at his usual Wednesday general audience at the Vatican and was specifically discussing…
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